Combined suspender-belt tab and belt-loop for trousers.



A- LEIG HTON. COMBINED SUSPENDER BELT TAB AND BELT LOOP FOR TROUSER APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1917- Patented Feb 19, 191&

. citizen of the United such. as the Suspender webbing therefor,

assessor a To all whom it may easily converted or adapted for numerous modifications in structure and SLEIGHTON, OF ST. LOUIS MISSOURI.

COMBINED 'SU-SPENDER-BELT TAB AND BELT-LOOP FOR TROUSERS. I

concern Be it known that l ALBERT LEIGHTON, a Estates a resident of St. Louis, Mo, have made a new and useful Improvement in. a Combined. Suspender- Belt Tab and Belt-Loop for Trousers, n which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined suspender, Suspender tab and belt loop for use on mens trousers whereby use as susdesired, and is directed penders or belt as to certain improvements articularly Patent 1,105,355, July 28, 191%.

One of the objects of the present invention is. to provide a combined Suspender tab an belt loop together with coacting member which may be easily and quickly applied to trousers, overalls and the like, whereby the same may be supported either as a' belt or suspenders as desired; the same webbing serving both purposes.

Anotherobject is, to provide a simple and p practical device of the above general character which will be inexpensive to manufacture. 1 6

Other objects the annexed drawings and in part ir'idicated in connectiontherewith by the following analysis of this invention." I

This invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of parts and in the unique relations of the members and in the relative proportioning and disposition thereof, all as more completely outlined herein. v a

To enable others skilled in the art so fully to comprehend the underlying features'thereof that they may embody the same by the relation contemplated by this invention, drawings depicting a preferred form have been annexed as a part-of this disclosure, and in such drawings like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout all the vie'ws in which I Figure 1 is a perspective View showing trousers .with a suspender strap applied thereto;

Application and May is, 1917. SeriaIhTo; 169,135;

front straps; 1

Fig. 4 is a 'simil'arvie'w showing the use of the same may be will be in part obvious from v v headj-e asshown in for the ends of the webbing when used as a belt.

the manufacturers of j material.

Specification of Iietterslatent. 1918 how the issued; ne of the Fig. 2, is a detail'viewshowin suspender ma be conveniently tig F1g.3 is 3511111151.! view showing,

the device as a belti 7 Referring now to the drawingsin' detail, there is illustrated at A the waist band to which supporting tabs B attached. This band may be secured bodilyto the overalls or trousers or-may be directly applied to the trousers as indicated in my prior patent. Along thfe upper edge are two fastening means such as eyelets spaced apart approximately an inch or an inchand a half on the belt band through d which, cords c are adapted. to be passed.

These eyelets may however be any suitable form of fastening means adapted to securethe ends of the cords. The other ends of the cords terminate in a single member ,1) having an elongated loop through which a single piece of suspender webbing a is adapted to p'ass'as herein shown in Fig. l. This tab is articularly adapted for v the trousers and the suspenders may be tightened or otherwise adjusted byv means --of a link fas shown in Fig. 2. In Fig. 3 the device is substantially the same as that above'described except that-the member I) is provided with a narrower open- 1 ing 72. through which the front end of one of the Suspender straps forming a fastening member'vl is adapted to pass. before being snapped into place-asshown. 'All of'th'ese tabs are provided with a socket in the member 12 which maybe snapped down over a Fig. l, thereby providing a beltloop' through which the webbing may be passed as indicated in. this figure. The fasteners i constitute attaching means From the above it will be seen that the one use to the other as desired and enables trousers to dispense with the sewing on of buttons and tapesfor j belts with the consequent saving in time and I realize that considerable variation are adapt-ed to'bev o" use at the rear of,

. 95 article is easily and quickly convertible from arrangement. of

possible in the details of construction and vparts from the spirit of fore do not intend cifio' fOI111'.S110W11 and des Having thus described I claim as new ters Patent is:

my intention, and I thereto limitmyself t0 the without departing specribed.

my invention what and desire to secure by Let,

tachment therefor compr ble members each secured at one end to said I (Signed) ising a pair of flexi- 1 on said members same may form belt loops, and a Suspender waist band,complementary fastening means and waist band whereby the strap having fastening'means at its ends adapted to c0-act with the fastening means 011 sa d flexible members when the strip is used as suspenders or with each other when the strap is used as a belt af through the said belt loops.

ALBERT LEIGHTON.

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